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From: Mild Shock <janburse@fastmail.fm>
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Subject: Re: Is a PIP for Syntax extensions necessary? (Was; post-N246 Read-
 and Write-Option variable_names/1)
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2024 14:46:24 +0200
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Ok, when I listed these two tomb stones,
this wasn't because I was jealous that
SWI-Prolog has dicts and dicts syntax,

its more the KISS principle, and the idea
that Prolog processors should pursue
non-functional optimizations without

new functional requirements. It might
appear as a strange idea, but it has many
advantages like not affecting the end-user

functionally in any way and not affecting
portability in any way. In as far my
tomb stones wish list is that long:

- SWI-Prolog dicts

- String type [not only SWI-Prolog]

The string type idea made it also into
a few newer Prolog system, but wouldn't it
be nice if strings where just transparent,

and implementation detail the Prolog processor
chooses, and not anything the end-user has
to worry about?

Mild Shock schrieb:
>> So we have two victims in 2024, two
>> things died in 2024, are pepsi now:
>>
>> - Scryer Prolog
>>
>> - SWI-Prolog Dicts
>>
>> LoL